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Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Theme:The Muslim communities and jihadist networks in Italy and Spain present similar characteristics and it is therefore interesting to look at the recent development of home-grown jihadist radicalisation in Italy.[1]

Summary:Over the last three years the demographic and operational features of jihadism in Italy have shown significant shifts. The first generation of foreign-born militants with ties to various jihadist groups outside Europe is still active, although less intensely than in the past. The Italian authorities, however, have increasingly noted forms of home-grown radicalisation similar to those recorded in other West European countries over the past 10 years.The lag has been caused by a simple demographic factor. As in Spain, large-scale Muslim immigration to Italy began only in the late 1980s and early 1990s, some 20 (in some cases 30 or 40) years later than in economically more developed European countries like France, Germany, the Netherlands and the UK. The first, relatively large, second generation of Italian-born Muslims is therefore coming of age only now, as the sons of the first immigrants are becoming adults in their adoptive country. Of these hundreds of thousands of young men and women, a statistically insignificant yet security-relevant number is embracing radical ideas.

Friday, April 18, 2014

Serbian news agencies reported this week that a Turkish charity, best known for organizing a 2010 flotilla to Gaza
that led to conflict with Israeli commandos on the high seas, is under
investigation in Bosnia-Herzegovina for exporting weapons to jihadis in
Syria. Reports (see here and here)
suggest that the Humanitarian Relief Foundation (IHH) may have been
working with several local charities and businesses, and even the
Bosnia-Herzegovina Ministry of Defense.

Thursday, April 17, 2014

R.I.M.S.E. Note: The following working paper is a globally unique research work by an expert in Judicial affairs regarding the issue of the legality of a Mosque in Greece. The author does an extensive comparative research with the country of Switzerland and explains in detail the overall issues associated with that thematic for both countries. The working paper was published by the University of Lucerne (Switzerland) Center for Comparative Constitutional Law and Religion Christos Tsiachris: LLB, LLM, PhD Candidate at the Democritus University of Thrace/School of Law and Research Fellow at the University of Lucerne/Center for Comparative Constitutional Law and Religion in fall 2013. Christos Tsiachris is a Military Judge in the Judicial Corps of the Hellenic Armed Forces

Saturday, April 5, 2014

The Western Balkan region and in particular Albania are threatened by the incoming Jihadists from Syria that have started rising in prominence over the past few months and have proved to be capable of substantial terrorist action.